Time management for creatives isn’t necessarily about squeezing more productivity out of every hour — although it can be at times. It's also about creating space for our imaginations to breathe, for ideas to germinate, and for our creative spirits to flourish. 

By blending insights from Ashley Whillans’ Time Smart and Dr. Kristin Neff’s Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, I've discovered a gentler way to approach our relationship with time.

As writers juggling day jobs, family life, and self-care, burnout can sneak up faster than a snowmageddon-style blizzard in February. In this post, I'm sharing the common pitfalls that drain our creative energy, and the practical strategies I've learned to keep the writing flame alive without burning out.